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Slum Dwellers Can Buy Homes For Rs 2.5 Lakh: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum dwellers can get homes in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune by paying Rs 2.5 lakh, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, the move coming with civic polls due in several urban areas of the state.
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5 Of Family Dead As Boulder Crashes Into Slum In Thane
Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed on Monday evening after a boulder rolled down and crashed into a slum colony due to incessant rains in Kalwa area of Thane district, officials said.
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30 New Covid Cases In Mumbai's Dharavi, First Daily High In 6 Months
After a gap of six months, Dharavi in Maharashtra's capital Mumbai is once again witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, the latest data released by the Health authorities show. The slum-dominated area located in the heart of the financial capital recorded 30 cases in the last 24 hours, the data shows.
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A Police Station In Aurangabad Holds Classes For Slum Children
A police station in Maharashtra's Aurangabad has been holding tutorialsforchildren from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing programme, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, for a period of 15 days, with the help of a teacher.
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Dharavi, A Mumbai Coronavirus Cluster, Reports Just One Fresh Case
From being a major coronavirus cluster to a successful containment model - Mumbai's slum, Dharavi, has come a long way in its fight against the pandemic. The 2.5 square kilometre area that packs nearly 6.5 lakh people, on Tuesday, reported just one fresh case, inching closer toward flattening the curve even as the Maharashtra capital continues to r...
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Mumbai's Dharavi Reports 8 New COVID-19 Cases In A Day, Total Crosses 2,000-Mark
Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum, reported eight new COVID-19 cases today, which took the area's tally to 2,218, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
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Maharashtra To Use Anti-Malaria Drug HCQ To Prevent COVID-19: Minister
Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of coronavirus patients, will allow the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in parts of the state, including Dharavi Asia's largest slum as a precautionary measure against the disease. The announcement was made this evening by state health minister Rajesh Tope, but the areas apart from Dharavi...
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Two Killed In Fire After Cylinder Explodes At Slum Cluster In Pune
Two people died in a fire today at a slum area in Pune, Maharashtra, a police official said.
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BMC's Move Of Shaming Those Defecating In Open Draws Criticism
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) campaign to publicly shame people who defecate in open has evoked objections from all sections of society.
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Slum-Dwellers Around Mumbai Airport To Be Resettled In Same Area: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum-dwellers occupying land around Mumbai's international airport will be rehabilitated in the same region, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly in Nagpur today.
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Activist Medha Patkar calls off fast after assurance of inquiry into Mumbai slum demolition
Social activist Medha Patkar called off her fast late last night after Maharashtra's Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured her that an inquiry into the demolition of a Mumbai slum would be completed within eight days. She had been fasting for the past nine days after 43 houses of the Ganesh Krupa Housing Society in Mumbai's Golibar Slum area wer...
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Electricity bills list 'Chota Pakistan' as address for Muslim families in Mumbai suburb
Chhota or Little Pakistan is what a nondescript grimy slum area in Nalla Sopara near Mumbai is called on electricity bills generated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution company.
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In Mumbai, 'Chhota Pakistan' on electricity bills causes controversy
Chhota or Little Pakistan is what a nondescript grimy slum area in Nalla Sopara near Mumbai is called on electricity bills generated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution company.
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New architect, fresh hope for Dharavi slums
On February 4, 2004 the Maharashtra state government passed an ambitious resolution stating it would redevelop Asia's biggest slum area in Sector 5 of Dharavi. Eight years have passed, and no measures taken to implement the resolution. In order to revive the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority...
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Slum Dwellers Can Buy Homes For Rs 2.5 Lakh: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum dwellers can get homes in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune by paying Rs 2.5 lakh, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, the move coming with civic polls due in several urban areas of the state.
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5 Of Family Dead As Boulder Crashes Into Slum In Thane
Five members of a family, including three minors, were killed on Monday evening after a boulder rolled down and crashed into a slum colony due to incessant rains in Kalwa area of Thane district, officials said.
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30 New Covid Cases In Mumbai's Dharavi, First Daily High In 6 Months
After a gap of six months, Dharavi in Maharashtra's capital Mumbai is once again witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, the latest data released by the Health authorities show. The slum-dominated area located in the heart of the financial capital recorded 30 cases in the last 24 hours, the data shows.
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A Police Station In Aurangabad Holds Classes For Slum Children
A police station in Maharashtra's Aurangabad has been holding tutorialsforchildren from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing programme, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, for a period of 15 days, with the help of a teacher.
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Dharavi, A Mumbai Coronavirus Cluster, Reports Just One Fresh Case
From being a major coronavirus cluster to a successful containment model - Mumbai's slum, Dharavi, has come a long way in its fight against the pandemic. The 2.5 square kilometre area that packs nearly 6.5 lakh people, on Tuesday, reported just one fresh case, inching closer toward flattening the curve even as the Maharashtra capital continues to r...
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Mumbai's Dharavi Reports 8 New COVID-19 Cases In A Day, Total Crosses 2,000-Mark
Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum, reported eight new COVID-19 cases today, which took the area's tally to 2,218, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
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Maharashtra To Use Anti-Malaria Drug HCQ To Prevent COVID-19: Minister
Maharashtra, the state with the highest number of coronavirus patients, will allow the use of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in parts of the state, including Dharavi Asia's largest slum as a precautionary measure against the disease. The announcement was made this evening by state health minister Rajesh Tope, but the areas apart from Dharavi...
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Two Killed In Fire After Cylinder Explodes At Slum Cluster In Pune
Two people died in a fire today at a slum area in Pune, Maharashtra, a police official said.
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BMC's Move Of Shaming Those Defecating In Open Draws Criticism
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) campaign to publicly shame people who defecate in open has evoked objections from all sections of society.
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Slum-Dwellers Around Mumbai Airport To Be Resettled In Same Area: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum-dwellers occupying land around Mumbai's international airport will be rehabilitated in the same region, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly in Nagpur today.
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Activist Medha Patkar calls off fast after assurance of inquiry into Mumbai slum demolition
Social activist Medha Patkar called off her fast late last night after Maharashtra's Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured her that an inquiry into the demolition of a Mumbai slum would be completed within eight days. She had been fasting for the past nine days after 43 houses of the Ganesh Krupa Housing Society in Mumbai's Golibar Slum area wer...
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Electricity bills list 'Chota Pakistan' as address for Muslim families in Mumbai suburb
Chhota or Little Pakistan is what a nondescript grimy slum area in Nalla Sopara near Mumbai is called on electricity bills generated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution company.
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In Mumbai, 'Chhota Pakistan' on electricity bills causes controversy
Chhota or Little Pakistan is what a nondescript grimy slum area in Nalla Sopara near Mumbai is called on electricity bills generated by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution company.
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New architect, fresh hope for Dharavi slums
On February 4, 2004 the Maharashtra state government passed an ambitious resolution stating it would redevelop Asia's biggest slum area in Sector 5 of Dharavi. Eight years have passed, and no measures taken to implement the resolution. In order to revive the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority...
